Sewage spills in Medway
Includes overflow assets operated by Southern Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
465
Duration
1,132hrs
Infrastructure
43
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 1,132 hours mean?
Combined across all 43 sites in Medway, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 47.2 days non-stop into local waterways (if all reported hours ran back-to-back). In practice, spills are separate events spread across the year.
Top 10 sites by spill count
Sites by severity
43sites
- Critical (>100 spills)0
- High (50–100 spills)2
- Moderate (10–49 spills)10
- Low (<10 spills)31
Site details
Counts use the EA 12–24 hour reporting method for the most recent year with spills, per site. Environment Agency EDM dataset.
| Site name | Water company | Spill count | Duration (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate Rochester CSO | Southern Water | 68 | 112 |
| The Strand Gillingham Ceo | Southern Water | 67 | 138 |
| Chatham Hill Outside 425 CSO | Southern Water | 44 | 81 |
| Magpie Hall Road Chatham Outside 33 | Southern Water | 38 | 19 |
| Dock Road Gillingham CSO | Southern Water | 36 | 35 |
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